The wedding dress of

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes; 25 July 1860 – 14 March 1917), later Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn VA CI RRC DStJ, was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and of the British royal fam ...

was worn by her at her wedding to

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942), was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Gov ...

, at

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, Windsor, on 13 March 1879. Prince Arthur was the seventh child and third son of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

and

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the consort of Queen Victoria from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Albert was born in the Saxon duch ...

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The bride wore a heavy white satin dress, with a band of lace ten centimeters wide encircling the waist. The skirt was sewn with lace wide and decorated with myrtle-leaves, the emblem in Germany of the bridal state. The train was long and surmounted by a lace flounce one meter in width made in

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, in which a sprig of myrtle was fixed. The bridal veil was about square, made of ''Alençon'' lace, the design representing orange blossoms, roses, and myrtle-leaves intertwined. The veil was fastened to her hair with five diamond stars, the gift of the bridegroom. The handkerchief was made of the same material as the veil and showed the same design, one corner being embellished with the princess's monogram, the other with a Prussian eagle. The Princess carried a bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaids wore dresses of white satin

duchesse Duchesse (Duchesse satin) was a soft, heavy, and glossy satin cloth made in France. Weave Duchesse was produced with a satin weave with fine silk threads using a higher number of threads per square inch in the warp with at least seven floati ...

faille Faille was a type of cloth with flat ribs that was in use in the 19th century. It had a softer texture than grosgrain, with heavier and wider cords or ribs. Weft yarns were heavier than warp, manufactured in plain weaving. Material Faille was pr ...

and mousseline de soie, embroidered with wild rosebuds and foliage: the flowers representing England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

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Wedding Dresses & Gowns
{{British Royal wedding dresses 1870s fashion British royal attire House of Hohenzollern Louise Margaret House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (United Kingdom)

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